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March 5, 2019

Holmberg, Fuller & Horne win at Chi-Town Shootout

The 2019 Chi-Town Shootout was hosted by Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois last weekend. While Ty Tessmann swept the 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy classes it was Kyle Holmberg with the TQ and win in the 13.5T Wheeler class. Kyle took the overall TQ and he also came out on top in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory, as Nick Richards cemented his overall runner-up spot with a win in A3. Kaden Fuller rounded out the top 3 results.

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March 5, 2019

Samix TRX-4 aluminium battery plates

Coming from Samix and made for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck are new aluminium battery plates. Machined from high quality aluminium and coming in three different colours, the plates are available in 23mm and 26mm height specification, allowing the use of LCG or standard height battery packs and due to the aluminium construction the battery hold down plates will help to dissipate heat generated by the battery pack.

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March 5, 2019

Tekno EB/ET410 shock standoffs & bushings

Tekno RC have announce the release of two new option parts to improve the longevity of the popular EB410 and ET410 vehicles. First up are new shock standoffs that allow the shock to only pivot between the standoff and bushing, moving the wear surface to the bushing itself and increasing the life of the cap. The standoff are made from high-quality steel, they fit the EB410 and ET410 vehicles and must be used with below’s keyed shock bushings. The bushings are designed to snap in and key with the top surface, making it virtually impossible for the bushing to rotate and wear the cap. Instead, the wear surface has been moved to the shock bushing itself reducing the cost to maintain your suspension. The bushings are made from durable composite plastic and fit the Tekno RC 1/10th scale shock caps TKR6712 and TKR6712A only.

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March 5, 2019

Xray Racing Series Greece Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Xray Racing Series Greece was held at its traditional location, the Fanatix Racing Track near Athens. Cold but sunny weather made for decent racing conditions and in the most competitive class of the day, Touring 13.5T Stock, it was Ioannis Nerantzis who was very fast from the first qualifier when the track was still wet. Ultimately he would take the overall TQ and also the win, however he was hotly contested by George Kalantzakis and Dennis Zogogianis who ended in 2nd and 3rd for an all-Xray top 3.

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March 5, 2019

Tamiya Tyrrell P34 1977 Monaco GP Special painted body

Coming in April is Tamiya’s Tyrrell P34 1977 Monaco GP Special painted body edition kit. The 6-wheeler resembles the car that was run at the 1977 Monaco GP and it comes with already painted and cut body and wing parts, making it easy to recreate this iconic piece of motorsport history. The car uses a fibre glass double deck chassis, it utilises pre-cut foam tyres and includes several option parts such as a Torque Tuned brushed motor, carbon reinforced steering knuckles, low-friction pads, a TRF special shock absorber and friction shock grease. The kit will hit stores by the end of April.

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March 5, 2019

HRC Racing 68128HVBL high voltage servo

HRC Distribution keep expanding their line of HRC Racing servos with the latest addition being the 68128HVBL high voltage and high torque brushless servo. Designed with 1/8th scale competition racing in mind, the servo features double ball bearings for precision, metal gears for durability and a brushless motor for speed and torque. Sporting a mixed nylon composite and aluminium case the servo is capable of up to 28kg-cm of torque at speeds of down to 0.07s and it comes pre-wired with 22AWG wire and a JR universal plug.

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March 5, 2019

2019 Force Series Rd2 – Report

Last weekend the 2019 Force Series was back at it attracting over 180 entries for a single day of 1/8th nitro and electric racing. Round 2 was hosted at Triple Nickel Raceway in Bartow, Florida and it couldn’t have been a better weekend of racing. The weather was perfect and the track was spectacular. The very unique and traditional Florida red clay made for awesome grip and even better battles on the track. It was a great showing for Team Associated’s Jackson Brunson in the premier Expert Nitro Buggy class. After coming off a good weekend of learning from the DNC, Jackson used his newfound experience and knowledge and put it to the test here at round 2 of the Force Series. The hard work has definitely paid off as Jackson qualified 3rd and moved into the race lead early to hold off a hard-charging Justin Fales of team Serpent. The finishing order was Jackson taking 1st, Serpent’s Justin Fales 2nd and TLR’s JR Mitch rounding out the top 3.

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March 5, 2019

Czech National 1/10th Off-road Series Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2019 1/10th Off-road Czech National series was held last weekend at a purpose-built track in Bohumín. Max Götzl would take the round 1 TQs in 2WD Buggy, 4WD Buggy and Truck and he would also lock the overall TQs in 4WD and Truck after Q2 but he suffered from some mistakes in Q2 of 2WD. Max went for the 2WD TQ in Q3, however a transponder issue meant he lost a lap and had to settle for 2nd on the grid behind Marek Schiller and in front of Pavel Dostál. In 4WD it was Ales Bidovsky 2nd and Marek 3rd, while in Truck Michal Pospisil came in 2nd and Ales Bidovsky in 3rd.

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